Transgender Found Hanging In Bhopal; Family Says ‘He Was Our Son, Not Transgender’

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The incident occurred late Sunday night in Bhopal’s Kolar area.

The victim, known as Soumya, also called Chotu Yadav, was found hanging in her room.

However, her family has claimed that she was not transgender and was actually their son, Chotu. They said he was influenced by others and had only recently started living as a transgender woman.

The woman, known as Soumya, also called Chotu Yadav, was found hanging in her room in the Kolar area. Her live-in partner, Danish, saw her and rushed her to the hospital, but doctors declared her dead.

According to information, Soumya lived in Abbas Nagar and used to beg with a transgender group in the Mangalwara area. She had been staying with Danish, who works as an auto-rickshaw driver. Her family lived nearby.

Police said no suicide note was found. A case has been registered, and Danish is being questioned to find out what may have led to her death.

However, the situation became more complex when Soumya’s family claimed that she was not transgender. Her aunt told police and the media that Chotu (Soumya’s earlier name) had only recently started identifying as a transgender person and was influenced by others.

“He was our Chotu, a normal boy. He got into bad company and changed. For the past three days, he had been talking about dying, but never said why,” she said.

The family also said that Chotu seemed lonely and sad in recent days, but never clearly shared what he was going through. They tried to support him, but sadly, he still took this step.

Soumya’s death has deeply saddened both her family and the transgender community.

The police are waiting for the post-mortem report and will continue their investigation based on statements and other evidence.